houthi fighters say they will continue attacking vessels in the region of the red sea. this announcement comes after they launched a drone attack in yemen on a us commercial vessel off aden. the escalating tensions in the red sea have many analysts concerned that the impact of these attacks will drive up the cost of living. some companies had to take a detour around southern africa, driving up costs. mukesh sandav, head of oil trading, rystad energy, describes what is at stake in the markets. what is at stake is that a lot of crude oil, up to four million barrels a day, moving from east to west, and that is bought by russia, by india, by china, that s at stake and that also stake is a lot of vessels which move towards europe. i would say all this, as we re talking about a sizeable number of barrels of crude and products will all of this get impacted or only a part of this will be impacted because what we have learnt is that the system finds alternate ways of re routing and me
and fay weldon, the writer best known for her 1983 novel, the life and loves of a she devil has died at the age of 91. the prime minister, rishi sunak, has set out his programme for the year ahead, outlining five promises he says he wants the public tojudge his premiership on. they are halving inflation to ease the cost of living whilst also growing the economy, creating better paid jobs and opportunities across the country. he wants to ensure the national debt is falling to secure the future of public services whilst also cutting nhs waiting lists so that people get the care they need more quickly and passing new laws to stop small boats crossing the channel. he asked voters to judge his premiership on whether the goals were achieved. on the current wave of strikes in britain, he said he hugely valued public service employees and wants a reasonable discussion on what is fair for the country . let s have a listen to some of the prime minister s speech. i want to make five
headquarters in new york city, a huge turnaround, the cook political report has new analysis showing it s a toss-up. that s a pretty stunning shift from months ago, where headline after headline predicted a republican wave. thanks to a string of legislative wins and galvanizing issues like abortion, democrats now have motivation and momentum on their side. on the other side, many far-right republicans are struggling, unable to connect with moderate i m at wegner s. my wife wants some vegetables for crudite. this is $20, and we have joe biden to thank for this. john fetterman has been fund-raising off that video all week. this is the kind of thing that mitch mcconnell to admit he has concerns. i think there s a greater likelihood that the house flips than the senate. senate races are different. they re statewide. candidate quality has a lot to do with the outcome. looking at various numbers, you can see the shift happening in real time. politico shows democrats up fo
between the u.s. and russia and how soon paul whelan and brittney griner could be home as we go one-on-one with national security spokesperson john kirby. i m hallie jackson in washington on this thursday afternoon. carol lee over at the white house, jake ward posted up for us in san francisco, our business reporter. carol, let me start with you. this is time number two we re hearing from the president today on the economic news of the day. reporter: that s right, hallie. what you re seeing is not just the president but across the administration, a number of officials are out talking about the economy today addressing these gdp numbers. this is an effort to try to shape the narrative. part of what you re hearing from the president, you might be hearing bad news about the economy, but it s not that bad. he s also saying this is no surprise, that the economy was always going to slow down as the fed steps in and tries to address inflation. he s pointing to things like a strong
a potential recession. begin with tragedy at the southern border. a series of new and deadly human smuggling attempts, comes as the supreme court issued a major immigration ruling in favor of the biden administration. hello, welcome, everyone. sandra smith in new york. mike: i m mike in for john roberts. a warning, images might be disturbing for some viewers. at least four migrants were killed in a crash in laredo, texas as they were being pursued by authorities. just one of several recent developments on the border putting a spotlight on president biden s lack of progress on securing the border. the supreme court also ruling earlier today that the biden administration can end the trump era remain in mexico policy, policy had for some asylum seekers to wait south of the border as their cases make their way through u.s. immigration courts. sandra: we have complete coverage to kick things off. texas congressman chip roy on how the court s ruling remain in mexico could esc